They will probably do the same as they’ve been doing since launch – merge servers – if populations drop a lot and stay that way.
You should actually not be looking forward to this since the server caps are now 2500 and that will increase competition for materials too much, as the forums have already complained about even before server caps were lifted.
It’s possible that they are not merging and also not unlocking some legacy servers, because AGS thinks some FSS people might go back to their established toons there. It’d be a mess if lots of people tried to go back to legacy servers but they got merged.
Overall, I’d say you have at least a month wait before they commit to any action like merging. Depends on how long the current FSS hype and Steam 50% sale goes on for.
God I hope not. Server mergers are just plain silly imho. So far, going back the length of time this game has been out, merges have caused way more problems than they solve. It’s always the same…
AGS merges servers
Months of people complaining about glitches, lag, lost items, etc.
AGS merges more servers.
More months of people complaining about glitches, lag, lost items, etc.
Just a vicious circle. I honestly wish the AGS Devs would limit them to fixing actual issues and pretend these forums don’t exist
I tried to farm something since I got bored just to see If I could farm anything,nope every spot is still being farmed,server is still 1,5k+ and I like it tbh when it goes 2k+ lag and desync becomes unbearable.
your server might have anothet story tho.
They will rebound to pre-FSS numbers. I have been playing on FSS but am getting bored of it and will go back to my legacy once I hit 60. I’m sure a lot will do the same thing. COS had over 2k peak yesterday.
Many will do exactly that. But at least for 1-2weeks it’s fun. And as the numbers show it got quite some people at least for a bit interested in the game. That is all that matters
We’ve gone from FSS will be empty and a waste of time threads, to this.
The everyone wants pvp threads never died yet no ones flagging or queing for 3 v 3 yet people are still convinced there’s a need for pvp servers. This is an odd New World indeed.
All of the “new” legacy servers are below 1000 players. Some of them are down to a couple hundred. The “old” legacy servers are all around 1500 to 2000 players.
They need to merge all of the sub 1000 servers soon-ish. Maybe a few weeks from now to see how populations stabilize.
All the new legacy servers on west were already that low. And YGG and El Dorado have only lost like 200 peak. I know on YGG at least, many are playing the event and will be back.
I’ve asked for specifics, because on the servers I keep my eye on, not much has changed.
Delos went from 2500+ queue during brimstone week to about 2k peak to 1500 peak last night. Eridu was getting to around 1200 peak to only 800. Agatha which was opened up when Eridu wasn’t even half full has barely got 200 people at peak and should only be a matter of weeks until it’s merged probably first into Eridu and then Eridu into Delos (in fact I might transfer to agartha so I can load up on oricalcum ahead of the merge).
Meanwhile the two OCE fresh start servers both hitting 2500 and 1800 peaks last night.
Literally this. What’s with these purposely misleading titles? Saying thing to create a false narrative to boost FSS? Something else? Can’t we all just enjoy legacy servers and FSS and perhaps wait to make such claims? No need to create this whole competition. Just enjoy what you enjoy. People need to stop getting so viscerally invested in this. Or perhaps catastrophizing everything?
I don’t think legacy servers have died yet and am still leaning towards fresh starts dying in a month. Since AGS has decided to permanently divide the playerbase with fresh start, one of them will inevitably become the “main” worldset while the other dies off.
It would be an interesting decision if they forsake their core playerbase, basically forcing players to start from scratch and erasing their efforts from a year of continuous support and feedback.
